automat
Example Sentences
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In 1902, Horn & Hardart opened the first automat in Philadelphia.
From Salon • Jan. 22, 2024
Meanwhile, city workers — once automat patrons at dinnertime — began moving to the suburbs.
From Washington Post • Apr. 8, 2022
Though the first “automatic” restaurant appeared in Germany in the 1890s, Hurwitz traced the American phenom to Philadelphia restaurateurs Joseph Horn and Frank Hardart, who opened their first automat in that city in 1902.
From Seattle Times • Mar. 21, 2022
And Ginsburg, of Brooklyn, recalls stopping by an automat en route to piano lessons and parking herself at a table with a book.
From Seattle Times • Mar. 21, 2022
The automat started to fuss again, and the sound of footsteps made the wombies hide.
From "The Marvellers" by Dhonielle Clayton
